West Ham United are now firmly entrenched in a relegation battle.
West Ham United’s Andy Carroll
Hammers striker Andy Carroll spoke to reporters in the aftermath of his side’s disappointing 2-1 defeat at Hull City yesterday, and highlighted how he and his teammates failed to get to grips with the Tigers change in formation and tactics at half-time, as quoted by the club’s official website.
West Ham now find themselves in real trouble, with just six points separating themselves and yesterday’s opponents Hull in 18th position, and with so many injuries to key players, the next few weeks could prove to be extremely difficult for Slaven Bilic’s side.
Yesterday’s defeat to Marco Silva’s men would have been a bitter pill to swallow, especially considering the fact that they led going into half-time.
And Carroll explained how the Hammers were not quick enough to react to Hull’s change in system when the two teams came out for the second-half, as quoted by WHUFC.com:
West Ham United’s Andy Carroll
“They came out and changed the formation at half-time. We didn’t really get a grip of it and lost our shape. We could have finished the game off, but didn’t. They took advantage and scored two.”
With Arsenal away next up for West Ham on Wednesday night, things certainly wont get any easier, and with Hull playing host to fellow strugglers Middlesbrough on the same night, the East London outfit’s situation could look a whole lot worse come Thursday morning.
West Ham United’s Andy Carroll
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